What does EGW write about...
Adventistische Schriften über: "How many hours one should sleep"
Answer
It is recommended to make sleep times regular and ample, as the body is built up during rest periods. One should go to bed early, ideally at half past nine, to be refreshed in the morning and not waste valuable hours. However, excessive sleeping is harmful and is considered laziness that reduces performance.
Importance of Regularity and Rest
The importance of regularity in the times for eating and sleeping should not be overlooked. Since the body's building takes place during the rest hours, it is especially in youth essential that sleep is regular and ample.
Early Bedtimes in Schools
When regulating bedtime hours there should be no random approach. Students should not get used to working through the night and using daytime hours for sleep. ... In our schools the lights should be turned off at half past nine.
Warning against Too Much Sleep
Brother A, you have wasted time in sleep, which was more detrimental than beneficial to your health. ... You have spent so much precious time in sleep that all your strength seems paralyzed. ... Laziness must be overcome.
The Value of Early Morning Hours
The bright morning hours are wasted by many in bed. These precious hours, once lost, are gone forever... If only one hour is lost daily, what a waste of time that is over the course of a year!
Effects of Late Dinner on Sleep
If dinner is taken later, it is not yet digested before going to sleep. Thus the stomach does not get proper rest. Sleep is disturbed, brain and nerves are fatigued, and the whole system is not refreshed.
Ventilation of Sleeping Rooms
Sleeping rooms should be large and arranged so that day and night a circulation of air passes through them. ... The lungs must have pure air to be healthy.
- Regular Sleep Ellen White
- Early Rising Health
- Sleep Hygiene and Ventilation
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